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G. H. KITCHEN.

TRANSPARENT SIGN.

Patented Mar. 3, 1885.

Fig. 1.

ATTORNEYS.

GEORGE H. KIT CHEN,

OF NEl/V YORK, N. Y.

TRANSPARENT SIGN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,343, dated March 3, 1885. v

'Applicntion filed January 3, 1684. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. KITCHEN, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Transparent Sign, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to that class of signs where glass bulls-eyes are used to form the transparent letters of the sign, the sign being adapted to be placed over a gas or other light.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a front elevation of a part of a sign made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of a part of the metal portion or body oft-hesign and one ofthebullseyes,showing the method of securing the bulls eye in place. Fig. 3is asectional elevation of the same taken on the line a: x of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of the old form of bullseye.

Heretofore in making transparent signs where glass bulls-eyes have been used the bulls-eyes have been formed, as shown in Fig; 4, with the shank s of smaller diameter than the outer surface or edge of the bullseye, and of smaller diameter also than the cavity of the bulls-eye. The first objection to this is that the light within the sign is obstructed by the body portion tof the sign surrounding the shank s, so that the full outline of the bull s-eye is not visible from the outside of the sign; and the second objection is that the cavity 0 of the bulls-eye, being of greater diameter than the shank 8, forms a pocket, 0, within which dust soon collects, which obscures the transparency of the bullseye and renders frequent cleaning of the sign a necessity.

My invention consists in forming the bullseye with a lip or flange of greater diameter than the visible outline of the bulls-eye, thus making it practicable to form a Very shallow cavity in the bull seye, and adapting the bulls-eye to be placed in the body of the sign from the inside thereof, so that no portion of and so that no dust can collect and remain I within the bulls-eye.

A represents the body of my new and 1mproved transparent sign, and B represents theimproved glass bulls-eye ofthe sign.

The body A is by preference made of sheetiron. In this instance the bulls-eyes B are made star-shaped; but they might be made, if desired, of any other ornamental outline, and theyare each formed with the shallow cavity a and with the circumferential lip or flange b, which is set back from and at right anglesto the shoulder 0, which latter gives the true ornamental outline of the bulls-eye, and when in place in the sign protrudes from or projects through and beyond the outer surface ofthe body A, as will be understood from Fig. 3.

In forming the sign with the star-shaped bulls eyes B the body A is first cut with star-shaped openings (1, of a size to just receive the shouldered outline portions 0 of the bulls-eyes. Then the bulls-eyes B are placed in the openings d from the inside or rear of the sign and secured by the lips ff, formed upon or secured to the inner surface of the body A, as will be understood from Figs. 2 and 3.

Constructed in the manner described, it will be seen that no dust can collect and remain in the bulls-eye to obscure its transparency, that the full ornamental outline of the bullseyes will always show from the outside of the sign, and that the method of placing and holding the bul'ls-eyes in the body A is perfectly practical and renders the sign cheap and durable.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The transparent sign herein shown and described, consisting of the body A, formed with the openings d, of a size and shape to correspond with the shouldered outline portion 0 of the bulls-eyes B, in combination with the-said bull s-eyes passed through said apertures from the rear, and formed with said shouldered outline portion a on its front face,

portion 0, to form a bearing to rest against and with the circumferential flange or lip b cumferential flange or lip b in rear of and at in rear of and at right angles to the shouldered right angles to the shouldered portion 0, and

I shallow recess a in the rear face, as described. the rear face of the body A, as described. GEO. H. KITCHEN.

2. As a new article of manufacture, the orna- Wi tn esses:

mental bulls-eye B, formed'with the shoul- 1 PATRICK F. GIBBoNs, dered outline portion a on its front face, cir- MIOHAEL 'HORAN. 

